Where does “-sifret” come from?

-sifret (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål siffer, from Arabic صِفر, from Latin cifra, from Arabic صِفْر, from Sanskrit शून्य, from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH-.

-sifret (Norwegian Bokmål): -digit

Definitions

  1. -digit

Ancestry of “-sifret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsiffera digit
2Arabicصِفرempty, void
3Latincifranumeral, cipher; zero
4Arabicصِفْرzero, nothing, empty, void; nothing, cipher;...
5Sanskritशून्यzero; cipher, cypher; blank, deserted
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱówH-—

Words derived from “-sifret”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱówH- →Every word from Sanskrit शून्य →Every word from Arabic صِفْر →